Resilience Self-Assessment Reflection by Jessica Williams https://padlet.com/jessicaaprilwilliams/b7jma1me42ap Please reflect by Friday on the video and self-assessment. By next Wednesday, comment on a minimum of two others' reflection. en-us 2019-09-09 14:54:26 UTC 2019-10-01 01:20:39 UTC hello@padlet.com Self-Assessment Reflection bxkrau17 https://padlet.com/jessicaaprilwilliams/b7jma1me42ap/wish/387198837 I really enjoyed taking the resilience self-assessment. It hit on a lot of key points that I am trying to work on personally throughout this school year. One statement that I have improved on greatly is being able to be aware of my emotions without letting them control me. In times of sadness, stress, frustration, etc., I have been focusing more on taking deep breaths and saying a quick prayer to the Holy Spirit. It is crazy how prayer can positively influence your life. Last week there was a day where I was feeling very tired and therefore did not have much patience with my students. I decided to be honest with them and share with them how I was feeling. Holy cow did that make a difference! By being open and honest with my students, I think they were able to empathize and therefore work hard. I want to take the self-assessment again, but this time evaluate my results using the intuitive analysis. ]]> 2019-09-20 14:02:11 UTC https://padlet.com/jessicaaprilwilliams/b7jma1me42ap/wish/387198837 Bekka Beaufeaux r_beaufeaux https://padlet.com/jessicaaprilwilliams/b7jma1me42ap/wish/387321228 “Our resilience grows based upon what we think and what we do.” This was the final line from the video of Elena Aguilar’s keynote address. What a powerful idea. It’s so great when things go well. Your lesson hit the kids right in the noggin’ and they’re raring and ready to continue. It’s those times when they just aren’t connecting with the material that, for me, is killer. In these setbacks, a resilient teacher will be able to not only assess damage and try again, but SOAR with new ideas on how to get kids involved in the learning process. What went wrong, why did it go wrong, and how can I take this challenge and bring them to the next level are always questions I find myself asking after a big lesson flop. 

Through the self evaluation I was surprised to see how high I scored. I have had many instances in my life that have acted like an arrow, drawing me back only to be the momentum I’ve needed to shoot forward. I hope that this helps in my professional life, and I think it does. For example: By understanding split families from my past I’m able to relate to students with non-traditional home lives. By being held back with learning difficulties, I’ve known the importance of checking in with students on multiple levels of learning. By suffering from severe allergies, I’ve been able to relate to kiddos with health issues, such as extra time away from school for doctors appointments, and embarrassing moments (hello, swollen face from hives.)  

All in all, I can see how resilience is important to every person. By understanding how further we need to take this in an educational setting I hope to be better for my students. After all, we’re in this profession for the kids, not the accolades or paycheck!
]]> 2019-09-20 17:02:47 UTC https://padlet.com/jessicaaprilwilliams/b7jma1me42ap/wish/387321228 Resilience Reflection jaritc17 https://padlet.com/jessicaaprilwilliams/b7jma1me42ap/wish/387622887 After taking the resilience self-assessment, I recognize what I need to work on to increase my own resilience. To begin with, I was not surprised to discover that I scored quite high on forming relationships.  I have always consider myself a "people" person and I am very fortunate to have many individuals  in my life who believe in me and support me.  Additionally, scoring quite low in the healthy lifestyle section does not surprise me.  I excel at putting others first (my husband, my children, my parents, etc.) and I find it difficult to find the time to take care of myself.  Sometimes it is out of laziness and sometimes it happens because I feel selfish taking time for myself.
It was interesting to me to realize that I fell in the midrange for almost all of the other categories. It shows me that I have some resilience, but I do need to focus on believing in myself and my abilities. I also need need to focus on the positives in situations as opposed to always jumping to the negative aspects first. I must increase my strengths and continue to work on overcoming my weaknesses.]]> 2019-09-21 18:51:13 UTC https://padlet.com/jessicaaprilwilliams/b7jma1me42ap/wish/387622887 Self-Assessment Reflection c_yohnk https://padlet.com/jessicaaprilwilliams/b7jma1me42ap/wish/387730963 Interesting assessment.  I was somewhat surprised that my scores indicated that I was already an expert in each category with the exception of one, self-efficacy, which did not surprise me. In honesty, I just barely made the cut in most of the categories. My highest category was of course, relationships. I do like being around people and am also willing and eager to help others - in my professional life and my personal life. If I had taken this assessment two years ago, lifestyle would have been my highest scoring category, but alas, I have slipped back into the bad habit of not taking care of myself first. Spending too much time on school leads to my lack of sleep. Lack of sleep leads to "No time for my morning exercises. . ." and this excuse leads to my poor food choices. I need to change this mindset again and get back on track.]]> 2019-09-22 10:54:04 UTC https://padlet.com/jessicaaprilwilliams/b7jma1me42ap/wish/387730963 Resilience Reflection j_rubenzer https://padlet.com/jessicaaprilwilliams/b7jma1me42ap/wish/387903775 I chose the number approach and I suppose that says something about me. I scored higher than twenty in all categories. As I am an experienced teacher, I applied my thoughts in that area. I have a great team of co-workers and a family that is positive and supports me. I choose to start each day positively, I was told never to wish my life away, because the time will be gone sooner than I know it. I try to be cheerful and optimistic as well. Sometimes, my responsibilities at home and school can exhaust me. Then, my husband will say, "get a good night sleep and start again in the morning." I again wake up with a positive attitude and start another day. No matter how exhausted you are, you get to start again in the morning! I also find that starting each day with Mass or prayer can be very empowering. Also, a hug from a child, a thank you or a polite request, mean the world to me and I try to model this behavior to all. I believe in servant leadership and cannot expect someone to follow expectations that I do not follow myself.]]> 2019-09-23 01:28:01 UTC https://padlet.com/jessicaaprilwilliams/b7jma1me42ap/wish/387903775 Resilience Reflection b_canfield https://padlet.com/jessicaaprilwilliams/b7jma1me42ap/wish/391643709 I was a little surprised by my results. It claimed I was an expert on this area which I would have to disagree with. There were some statements that I was able to completely agree with but others that I struggled to put a number on the scale. I feel that I have a very strong support system in my life. Although I have this system, I find it hard to communicate how my emotions frustrate me. As a mother of a toddler and soon to be newborn, I am exhausted and do not think about how my attitude can affect my overall lifestyle choices. My mother always told me, wake up and choose the attitude you're going to have for the day. If you think it to be true, it will work for you. I never understood this statement until I became an adult. Now I use this with my students in the classroom when they are frustrated.]]> 2019-10-01 01:13:47 UTC https://padlet.com/jessicaaprilwilliams/b7jma1me42ap/wish/391643709